Fairweather, N.B. & Rogerson, S. (2005) Politics and society after de massification of the media. Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, 3(3), pp. 159-166.

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1477-996X

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http://hdl.handle.net/2086/220

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The paper is novel in bringing political science literature into an examination of trends in news media as technological change causes audience fragmentation. A new threat to the democratic process is identified, where public space is lost. The paper discusses the importance of a public space in which opposing views can be fairly aired, and some balanced consensus view of events can be formed. Historically broadcast mass-media had the potential to moderate the intensity of political disputes in a way which is now being threatened.